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Coccothrinax clarensis is a small fan palm from central and eastern Cuba, named after the Santa Clara valley where it grows. Like other Coccothrinax palms it is slow growing and best kept in bright conditions with well-drained soil.
Coccothrinax clarensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to central and eastern Cuba. Its name suggests that it has small coconut-like fruit (Greek coccos:berry and thrinax:trident or winnowing fork) while clarensis comes from Santa Clara valley in Cuba where the species are found.
Two subspecies are recognised:
Coccothrinax acunana · Coccothrinax alexandri · Silver Thatch Palm · Florida silver palm · Silver Thatch Palm · Coccothrinax baracoensis · Puerto Rico silver palm · Coccothrinax bermudezii · Coccothrinax borhidiana · Barrera Silver Thatch Palm · Coccothrinax camagueyana · Coccothrinax concolor
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coccothrinax clarensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
